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Get started278 Carlton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM2 5BB). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £582,500 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
278 Carlton Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear infill extension
278 Carlton Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2012.
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 11 years.
£582,500
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 11 years.
On years held, 278 Carlton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,601
Street avg £4,495
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Gidea Park Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4.5m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 2.4m
2 September 2022Most recent
£582,500
+17.4%over 5 years12 January 2017
£496,000
+78.7%over 5 years12 January 2012
£277,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM2 5BB: £530,000 (2024–2021).
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
RM2 5SP
Closest school
0.5 km
Squirrels Heath Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB
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